Total Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 19.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fordwych Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fordwych Road (NW2 3NH) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordwych Road (NW2 3NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yew Grove, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fordwych Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fordwych Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordwych Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keyes Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoveden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yew Grove —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordwych Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anson Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Anson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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